Casa degli Omenoni
45°28′2.18″N 9°11′30.78″E / 45.4672722°N 9.1918833°E
Casa degli Omenoni is a historic palace of
Artist and historian Giorgio Vasari expressed his admiration for the palace, stating that it was pieno [...] di capricciose invenzioni ("full of capricious inventions"). At the time, the palace also housed a notable collection of art works and antiquities, which has been dispersed over time. According to an inventory dating back to 1615, it had paintings by Titian, Parmigianino, and Michelangelo; the inventory also mentions a book of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, which scholars identify with the Codex Atlanticus now preserved in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana.[2][5]
The palace has been largely restored and restructured in the 19th and 20th century; only the facade has remained almost unchanged, except for the addition of iron balconies and of the attic.
After being owned by Leone Leoni and then by his son Pompeo Leoni, the house was sold by Pompeo's son-in-law Polidoro Calchi, and over time was owned by several notable Milanese families, including the Belgioioso, the Pozzi, and the Besana. It was also used as the seat of the music-publishing company Casa Ricordi,[1] as a seat of the Fascist party,[2] and as a theatre.[4] The building is adjacent to the Palazzo Pozzi Besana.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Casa degli Omenoni Archived 2012-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Casa degli Omenoni
- ^ "Leoni" means "lions" in Italian
- ^ a b Casa degli Omenoni
- ^ Casa degli Omenoni a Milano
